Setting Mind

5 Sustainable Indigenous-Owned Brands You Have to Check Out

Looking for a way to shop ethically while supporting minority groups? Indigenous-owned brands are the perfect combination of these initiatives, celebrating culture, appreciating land, and always encouraging creativity.

Design

This Non-Electric Air-Humidifier Harnesses the Powers of Terracota

Designed to be a sustainable alternative to conventional electric humidifiers, the Coarse Pottery Air-Humidifier utilizes the qualities of terracotta clay to moisten air without the need for any electrical components or energy.

Fashion

Stella McCartney Releases Lingerie Collection Made From Recycled Material

Just in time for cuffing season, fashion designer Stella McCartney has released a lingerie collection created from recycled polyamide.

Fashion

Brace for Winter With These 5 Eco-Friendly Coats

Featured in this article are five winter coats that are made by transparent and ethical fashion companies.

Kei Imazu Depicts Environmental Destruction With Time-Based Painting

Recently, Japanese artist Kei Imazu's solo exhibition entitled Mapping the Land/Body/Stories of its Past was held at ANOMALY gallery in Tokyo. One of the most noteworthy pieces presented as part of the exhibition is a time-based painting of a rainforest being destroyed.

Fashion

Mara Hoffman: a Sustainability Pioneer and Style Innovator

In a fashion industry constantly seeing new brands and labels emerge, it has become rare to see lasting designers that still manage to create a fresh, state-of-the-art style. Mara Hoffman is one of them.

- Tech

Microsoft Creates Mouse Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic

Architecture

N-ARK’s Floating Greenhouse Aims to Address Rising Sea Levels and Flood Salinity

With the aim to reinvent architecture by the ocean, N-ARK hopes to develop a floating greenhouse and achieve circular farming.

Fashion

What Does Fashion’s Latest Sustainability Buzzword “Climate Positivity” Mean for Us?

The latest sustainability buzzword “climate positivity” or “earth positivity” advises retail brands to build scalable solutions to reverse the detrimental effects of their actions on the environment.

Design

PriestmanGoode Designs Accessible Seating System for Wheelchair Users

Multidisciplinary design company PriestmanGoode in collaboration with Flying Disabled and SWS Certification has developed Air 4 All, a new accessible seating system that enables powered wheelchair users to remain seated in their own wheelchairs during flight.

Photography

Ancient Culture of Female Divers in Japan Captured by Stefan Dotter

For thousands of years in the land of the rising sun, ama, which translates to sea woman in Japanese, free-dived into the sea to collect seafood and precious pearls.

Beauty

Apprenti Ôr’ganik Promotes an Earth to Skin Lifestyle

Canadian beauty brand Apprenti Ôr'ganik is all about natural ingredients and sustainable living.

Food

Popeyes to Serve Plant-Based Burger in UK

American chicken chain Popeyes will soon be opening its very first UK location. Another first for the chain will be a plant-based burger on the menu.

- Fashion

Brie Leon Elevates Vintage-Inspired Accessories With Sustainable Designs

Fashion

Recycled Leather Footwear Collection Released by Everlane

Sustainable fashion brand Everlane has released a new footwear collection made from leather scraps and recycled plastic.

Fashion

PANGAIA Introduces Wild Himalayan Nettle Denim Capsule

Just in time for the incoming colder temperatures, fashion brand PANGAIA has introduced PANettle, a plant-based peppermint oil-treated denim capsule created with naturally regenerative wild Himalayan nettle and organic cotton.

Beauty

Say Hello to MIFA, the All-Natural Skincare Company

MIFA is one Canadian company taking the clean skincare industry by storm. The brand’s conscious skin and body care line is produced in Vancouver, British Columbia and is made out of all-natural ingredients.

Tech

Toyota Pushing for Sustainability With New EV Model

As part of its stated goal of realizing a sustainable society by resolving various issues, Japanese automotive company Toyota has just unveiled a brand new electric vehicle model called bZ4X.